Elements of Truth
Disclaimer: I do not own lwd, but I do own this story.
Author's Note: sigh I have been wondering what to do with this story; I keep changing my mind about the ending. Either it is going to be happy or sad, but I know that tfod is going to be sad, so I am not sure. This is another chapter; I hope you all enjoy it.At the end of this chapter it gets a bit graphic sexually so like…don't be hating because I am WARNING YOU. I kinda feel like I lost some people on this story, and I don't want to. Review.
Chapter 14: The things we must fight.
So there she was, just standing there looking at him. She felt like a brick wall had just been flung at her head. She stumbled back a little, unable to comprehend what just happened. "What d-do you mean love-d-d?" Casey soon found it hard to swallow; it was amazing how much changed in two days. Two days? Was it only yesterday, it felt like years…an eternity? How had her life been turned upside down in one simple day? She looked down staring at here feet, this wasn't her? Professing her love, to Derek of all people? What about Noel? Maybe Derek was feeling the same way, like this was all a mistake.
"Casey." The word tumbled out of his mouth a felt chill sent down his spine. Her crystal blue eyes looked up into his. A deep twinge of fear and love erupted down in his heart. It made it almost impossible to look at her. "I think we should just…stop." He said struggling to get the words out.
Casey made a stiff nod she tried to make her bottom lip stop quivering, but she has no such luck. Derek nodded as well, feeling as though his eyelids became all too heavy to keep open. He spun on his heel as he heard a choked sob followed by a question.
"How long had you loved me?
Derek stopped and couldn't help the corner of his mouth flicker up. It was a pained smirk, but a smirk none the less. He gave a bitter chuckle turning around. "Since the beginning." He nodded with a tiny smile remembering, and nodded slowly.
She brought a hand to her closed pouting mouth. Her eyes shifted from Derek's room to her room.
"How long did you love me?" Derek asked shrugging shoving his hands in his pockets and looking up at her so hopelessly.
"S-since the b-beginning." She choked out, still suppressing a sob.
"Well." Derek said taking his hands out of his pockets. "We've hidden it for this long, why not forever." He gave her a weak smile.
"B-b-back." She swallowed to calm herself down. "To normal?"
"It's whats best." He continued to nod.
"A-alright." She said breathing in and composing herself. She closed her eyes and when she opened them, he was gone. This caused her to choke out a bitter laugh, it was so stupid. Love? Love? She laughed again. What a laugh, love is such a laugh. Love is stupid and pointless. Love is a lie.
Casey straightened out her outfit, now noticing how dirty it looked she decided to put something clean and warmer on. Opening one of her drawers she noticed her burgundy leotard, she tried to think of the last time she had danced. She didn't make the Intermediate Pointe II class two years ago and decided to take up jazz instead. She pondered the possibilities. She remembered how dancing took away the pain of the divorce, it helped her forget. Grabbing the leotard and slipping it on she decided to go down to the studio and dance a little. Putting on a pair of yoga pants and a think sweater she made her way down the stairs, just as it was opening.
"Thank God." Her mother yelled flinging to her, clinging for dear life. Casey was loosing oxygen.
"We thought you two eloped!" Abby spat giving Casey an angry glare.
"Huh?" Casey said amazed. "I would never marry Derek, I don't even like Derek!!" Casey said stumbling back, her mother let go.
"I know what I saw." Hissed Abby. "Where you just using my baby for sex, you evil girl!"
"Don't you dare call my daughter evil." Nora said challenging Abby.
"I'm sorry that you raised your daughter that way, to sleep with her brother! My poor baby corrupted by your daughter!!" Abby said putting a hand to her heart.
"Out of my house!" Nora yelled.
"Your house?! Your house!!" Abby was hysterically mad at this point.
"Stop it you two!" George interjected. They both glared at him growling.
"We didn't have sex!" Casey screamed. This causing Marti, Lizzie and Edwin to all appear from the kitchen apparently returning from wherever they had been.
"Don't you dare talk to me you little slut!"
"STOP IT!" Boomed a voice from the top of the stairs. Everyone's head swiveled to meet Derek fuming stomping down the stairs. "Edwin, take Lizzie and Marti to your room!" He ordered, everyone just noticed the kid's appearance felt ashamed.
"I hope you all know, me and Casey never had sex last night. We kissed. That's it." Derek gritted angrily telling the truth, and staring down his mom.
"I saw her! On top of you, my baby, you looked so helpless." Abby cried rushing to him, he backed away.
"What?!" Derek spat, looking very confused. "We were just making out, I am not or was I ever helpless. It was mutual. I suggest you leave. Now. You've already made a bigger mess of this than it is."
"No! That is wrong; you two are related you are sister and brother!!!" Abby yelled her hair flying about. "Where did I go wrong?!"
"By cheating on dad with your lawyer." Derek yelled face red. "It isn't wrong; we aren't related we are just two people living in the same house! Now get out or I'll call the cops."
She stopped looking horrified. It was only for a moment her fiery eyes turned soft, then they filled with loathing and disgust. "Fine." And with that she stormed out of the house and to her car, then hopefully off the face of the earth.
Derek sighed sinking down to the steps of the stairs. Nora glanced nervously from Derek to Casey. "We went to a party and Casey got drunk and she didn't want to sleep in her bed…" Derek sighed rubbing his head.
"We just kissed, because I wanted to thank him…" Casey said blushing.
"We kinda knew one day this would happen." Nora sighed sitting down.
"Knew what?" Casey asked confused.
"You two, as a couple." George shrugged joing Nora on the couch.
"Well, uhm we aren't together." Casey said plainly.
"What?" Nora said shocked.
"Really?" George added.
"Yeah." Derek said with no emotion. "We are just going to go back to normal."
"Normal? You two?" Nora said frowning.
"Yeah." Casey forced a smile.
"Well then…" George said. "If that's what you think is best."
"It is for the best." Derek confirmed.
"Best." Casey smiled happily, even though she was dieing inside.
"Well, call me when dinner is ready." Derek said retreating to his room.
"I am going to the studio, dance away this mess." Casey said grabbing her coat.
"Be careful." Nora called after her as she shut the door.
"What are they doing to themselves?" Nora asked George.
"Not quite sure."
Casey walked, and walked, and walked. She walked past the dance studio, past Smelly Nelly's, past the playgroud, past her fear and wound up sitting on a bench in a park she couldn't named with her legs pulled up to her chest thinking. She sat on that bench for a couple minutes, just blank. She stopped thinking minutes ago, and was just breathing.
"Casey?" Max smiled coming into the light of the streetlamp.
"Hey." Casey cooed, feeling extremly cold all of a sudden.
"What are you doing?"
"Sitting." She sighed placeing her feet down on the ground.
"I can see that, but what are you doing?" He tried again.
"I was trying to get the the ballet studio, but I decided to walk a little further…" Casey trailed on.
"Three miles further?" Max said shocked.
"Yeah." She blushed.
"Well, here." He said holding out his hand. "I'll walk you to there."
"You don't have to." Casey said not looking at him.
"I want to." He said smiling and helping her up.
"Okay." She smilied as they began to walk, slower than usual.
Derek rolleed over in his bed, alone. He had been trying to take a nap, sleep off this nightmare and wake up and this mess never happened. He had no such luck. Derek wasn't an emotinal guy, he never cry, he never showed weakness and he couldn't stand to be within five feet of someone who did. He had a tough outter shell to keep emotions and feelings away from him, because there is no chance of having your heart break if you don't have one. Still he felt a deep guilt inside him, he didn't understand why he should be feeling guilty about leaving Casey alone. His head was buzzing with questions and he needed to numb his pain, to releave him of his stress, to help him forget about Casey.
Sitting up and pulling his cellphone out of his pocket he flipped through his contacts till it landed on someone he knew could kill the pain. Pressing the send button he held the ear piece to his ear and let the ringing sooth him, it would be over soon.
"Hello." Said the voice of a girl.
"Hey it's Derek."
"Whats up?" She asked suspicious.
"Nothing much, I just need some company." He shrugged.
"I could always tell when you were lieing, come on over. Let me make it better." She cooed knowingly.
"Be there soon." He said shutting the phone and pressing it to his forehead. He knew this wasn't the best way to deal with his problems, using sex. Claire was a good friend though, she always had an itch, that he alawys seemed to scratch. Thus making their sexually relationship very easy to move through.
He stood up grabbing some condoms from his drawer and shoving them in his pocket before sliding his phone back into his other pocket. Jumping down the stairs he noticed Lizzie in the kitchen. "Whatcha makin' kid?" He asked hoping to get something to eat.
She gave him a weird look, apparently she wasn't okay with him kissing Casey. "Am I getting the silent treatment?" He asked amused.
"No." She shrugged obviously hiding her digust for him. "It's just an awkward conversation to walk in after Soccer practice. Ya know, my sister sleeping with you." She said putting the cheese away.
"Don't believe everything you hear." He said smugly.
"Well, that's true, but your still not getting this sandwich." She siad sticking out her tounge.
"You McDonalds are all alike!" He yelled. He chuckled amuse and grabbed his leather jacket. "Hey I'm gunna go hang out with Sam." Derek yelled again checking for his keys before heading outside towards his car.
"Thanks Max for walking me here." Casey said glancing down at her feet.
"No Problem, I kinda had fun." He blushed.
"Really, I did too." She lauged a little.
"Ya wanna come in a warm off?" She said motioning to the door.
"Sure." He said taking her hand again and pushing open the doors, they were flooded with a wave of heat, it was relaxing.
"Want to help me with my ballet?" Casey asked nervously. "You don't have to, but I always like a critque.
"Sure, but tell the other guys and you shall pay." He joked. Casey smiled, see he is perfect Derek wouldn't be caught dead in this place. She thought to herself as she stripped down into her leotard. They entered Studio B, and Max sat down against the mirror while she sat down and put on her pointe shoes, they were a bit small, but they would still work.
"Hows my form?" She asked while doing a pleaid. She only Saw Derek's eyes in the reflextion of the mirror, she shook her head.
"Perfect." He looked at her with lustful eyes, she blushed.
"And my hands?" She flirted as she made a posé. She imagined Derek's hands on her waist to keep her steady.
"Amazing." He muttered.
"My legs?" She said slower, doing a heel stretch. She could imagine Derek's smirk.
"Beautiful." He said in awe.
She smiled proudly, screw Derek. She thought again.
He only had to ring the door bell once, before she opened it. She already was half naked in her mini skirt and top. "Glad you could make it." She smiled before their lips attached. He smirked as he whirled her around, lips hungrily attacking her. He pushed her up against the door shutting it, he fumbled with the lock before she latched her legs around his waist.
"Mmmuhhhh." She moaned as his expert hands began to shed her clothing, hers still clung to his shirt for support.
"Oh god, I want you so bad." She purred in his ear, he was already to steps a head of her.
He fumbled some more with getting his shoes off and then with unzipping her skirt while she continued to kiss endlessly. Her hands roamed his torsoe and he thought of Casey.
Fuck, he thought as Casey kept flashing across his mind. He growled as he stumbled into her bedroom and flung her on the bed. He pulled his polo off all the way, she kissed up his abs and sucked on his neck, Casey wouldn't get out of his mind, so he unbuckled his belt swiftly. He kicked of his jeans as he crawled into bed with her. Her giggles and purres helped drown the noise.
With a flick of the bra clasp, a yonk of her panies, a pull of his boxers, and a pause for a condom thus their dirty dance began.
"You dance beautifully." Max said handing her a cup of water.
"Thanks." Casey panted, she had just shown him her old dance routine.
"Casey, I've been meaning to ask you something." He said sitting down next to her.
"Sure, shoot." She said casually untieing her shoes.
"I've been meaning to ask this for a while now, but Derek has been around you twenty four seven." He chuckled lightly. Casey began to tune out. "But what I've been wanting to ask is…"
Casey turned to face him with an eyebrow raised.
"Will you be my girlfriend?" He asked giving a toothy grin.
"Uhmm." He couldn't stop thinking about Derek, but he didn't love her and for that… "Sure." Casey choked out suddenly, then she started wondering why her outbursts had stoped and wondered if that was one too. She gave a fake smile before turning her head to keep him from seeing her frown.
Derek was close to the edge, he could feel it. He was pretty sure Claire just came because her nails digged into the sides of his back, and heard her moan louding.
Suddenly Derek let go, he let his built up frustration just go away. "C-c-caseyyyyy!" He groaned loudly as well. They both panted for a while before he pulled out laying next to her.
"Casey, huh?" She said amused still breathing hard.
"Yeah." Derek blused lowering his breathing.
"Want to talk about it?" She asked shrugging.
"No." He boomed. "Again." He demanded, rolling back ontop of her, hopeing this time he could forget her for good.
Yeah it did get a bit graphic at the end, sorry peeps, I warned ya, and this is a T rated fic. Lol, hoped you all enjoyed this update review are welcomed. Review.